Bazball inspires Shield revolution as Aussie cricketers embrace English philosophy
England’s Bazball revolution took the sporting world by storm last year, and the high-risk brand of cricket could infiltrate the Sheffield Shield competition this summer.
The reigning champions, hunting a third consecutive Sheffield Shield title, have a plethora of white-ball guns at their disposal, including Ashton Turner, Josh Philippe, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, D’Arcy Short and Josh Inglis. “ would certainly relish a Bazball style format … probably not to the extreme of the English guys, but it’s definitely good to see that style of batting could work.”
The first-class competition’s bonus point system also encourages teams to score at a rapid pace; 0.01 points are awarded for every run over 200 scored during the first 100 overs of their first innings and 0.1 points for each wicket taken during the first 100 overs of their opponent‘s first innings.
Ahead of the recent Ashes series, Australian veteran Nathan Lyon encouraged his teammates to slog him in the nets, helping him prepare for the forthcoming onslaught. Sheffield Shield tweakers may feel obliged to do the same.
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